Japan's economy could be at a turning point on inflation. Consumer prices rose 3.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Although the rate of increase was slower than the previous month ...

Japanese inflation accelerated in November ... 64 percent after this year's harvests were hit by hot weather and water shortages. "Rising prices for food, including rice, and the scaling back ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December as price pressures broadened, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike.

Japan’s consumer inflation rate hit a 41-year high of 4 percent in December, as prices for everything from burgers to gas surged. That rate is still relatively low, compared to some other ...